For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a multi-episode look at the song “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, and the links between Charles Manson and the LA music scene. Click ..read more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the fourth and final part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones. This episode covers January through December 1969, and ..read more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the third part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones. This episode covers so much though , even though it ..read more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones. This episode takes us from April 1966 through to the ..read more

For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted , songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a multi-episode look at the song “Sympathy for the Devil” and the career of the Rolling Stones. This episode takes us from the release of “Satisfaction” through ..read more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey ? Transcript A quick note before I start, this episode deals with severe mental illness and lung cancer, so if that might be likely to upset you, you might want to check the transcript before or instead of listening. There used to be a record shop in Manchester city centre called Beatin’ Rhythm — the shop still exists but now it ..read more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey ? Resources My main source for this episode is the biography of Larry Norman Why Should the Devil Have all the Good Music? by Gregory Alan Thornbury. I also quote here a blog post by Fred “Slacktivist” Clark which can be found at https://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2016/02/05/pray-that-you-will-be-among-those-left-behind ..read more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey ? Resources The main sources used for this were Dawn Eden’s liner notes for the now out of print Sundazed reissues of Curt Boettcher’s catalogue, and various books by Stephen McParland about Gary Usher and his associates which can be found at https://payhip.com/cmusicbooks Transcript A brief note before we start — this episode fe ..read more

This episode is part of Pledge Week 2024. From Tuesday through Saturday this week I’m posting some of my old Patreon bonuses to the main feed, as a taste of what Patreon backers get. If you enjoy them, why not subscribe for a dollar a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey ? Resources The main sources used for this were Procol Harum: Beyond the Pale by Claes Johnansen, The Ghosts of a Whiter Shade of Pale by Henry Scott-Irvine,  and the autobiographies of Tony Visconti and Glyn Johns Transcript There’s a story we’ve seen a lot in one way or another in the podcast, and we’re going to see a ..read more

An announcement of this year’s pledge week. To sign up to the Patreon, visit http://patreon.com/andrewhickey Transcript Welcome to Pledge Week 2024. For those who don’t know — perhaps you’ve only recently started listening to the podcast — this podcast is entirely funded by people backing me on Patreon, the crowdfunding site, and so occasionally I’ll do a pledge week, where I remind people about this and encourage people to sign up. The main benefit you get for signing up to the Patreon, other than the knowledge that you’re supporting an independent creator, is bonus episodes. There’s one of t ..read more